Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 7, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 April 1919 — HAPPENINGS IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGES [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

HAPPENINGS IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGES

BROOK (From the Reporter) Oscar Leach returned from Attica Monday -where h-e had been taking treatment. Miss Francis Shand of Remington was the guest of Gertrude Weishaar Saturday. Charles Murffltt'and family came from Leiter’s Ford Sunday and visited with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Myers are now installed in their new home, recently purchased of W. A. Gridley. Mrs. Cecil Scott and baby came Wednesday for a visit with the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Sampson. Mrs. James Fenton and daughter, Mrs. Frank Bates, of Chicago are visiting at the Otto ’ Frauenhoff this week. Raias have kept the farmers from the fields for nearly a week, but the wheat, grass and oats keep growing nicely. Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Corbin drove Up from Attica Sunday and spent the day with the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Cline. Sergeant Walter G. Hess, Who was home to attend his father’s funeral, left for Gamp Taylor Sunday last. Just after his departure word of his discharge came ahd he Is at home again. Frank Graves and son and Buster Brown of Foresman went to Valparaiso last Saturday to visit Harry Graves, who is going to school there. While there Buster made arrangements to enter school there this fall.

Mr. and Mrs. Orpheus Lyons moved to Beaver City Tuesday Where the former will take charge of the Lyons, Rich & Light elevator Mr. and Mrs. Claude Fix will occupy the property vacated by Mr. and Mrs. Lyons. The editor of the Reporter visited from Saturday until Wednesday With his brother, R. B. Foresmlan and family at Benton Harbor, Mich. The latter had just returned from an operation in the hospital and is making rapid improvement. Word was received last Wednesday of the death of Oscar Leavitt, who lived at Basin, Wyo. His brother Ervin left for that place at once. He will be buried there. The cause of his death was due to a case of pneumonia. He was raised in this community and was well known here, but had, lived in the west for several years. Miss Marceline Ulyat and Mr. William* Wasson stole a march on their friends Monday and went to Danville, 111., and were married. Mrs Wasson is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Ulyat, who live Bear Brook. She is a graduate of the 'Brook high school and has taken special training at an Indianapolis college. For some time she •tad been engaged in the millinery in Brook. She is one of our most capable young women, And has always taken a prominent

part in church and social work. William Wasson is well known here, having at one time been employed in the Leopold clothing store. He is with the Earl Duvall clothing store in Rensselaer and is a young man of excellent prospects and ability. The young couple have the best wishes of a host of friends. They are now at home in Rensselaer.